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on tuesday more than eight thousand school bus drivers walked off the job for the first time school bus drivers have gone on strike in new york city in thirty three years and it's the largest bus drivers union in the nation the union claims bus drivers jobs are in danger as the city puts their contracts up for bid in an effort to reduce costs on average the drivers make thirty five thousand dollars a year with starting pay of fourteen dollars an hour which is barely enough to get by in new york city the school bus drivers new york city are facing the same problem as police officers in camden and sanitation workers in detroit this is made worse by those cities teetering on the edge of bankruptcy since wall street crashed our economy and the bush housing bubble loaded everyone with debt now to get their balance sheets in order cities are cutting public services and selling our commons off to private corporations frankly don't like unions and don't give a damn about paying their workers a living wage luckily as we've seen over the last few years american people are starting to say enou
on tuesday more than eight thousand school bus drivers walked off the job for the first time school bus drivers have gone on strike in new york city in thirty three years and it's the largest bus drivers union in the nation the union claims bus drivers jobs are in danger as the city puts their contracts up for bid in an effort to reduce costs on average the drivers make thirty five thousand dollars a year with starting pay of fourteen dollars an hour which is barely enough to get by in new york...
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meantime, nbc news first read team notes that this is an important test for senator rubio. he spent several days selling comprehensive immigration to conservatives and it may be a tough one. here's more of what senator rubio had to say within the past hour with rush limbaugh. >> so i know this is a tough issue. i do. i know why people are uncomfortable about it. it doesn't feel right in some instances to allow people undocumented and to stay here and this is a tough issue to work through. i know the president takes us in a direction i would not be comfortable with and i'm trying to do the best i can with what's already a tough situation. >> joining me now, nbc news senior political editor mark murray. mark, you and your team wrote about senator rubio's role in whatever negotiations that move forward but you also talk about the strategy of not appearing to give the president a win on any issue, including, of course, immigration reform. >> it's a balancing act. one thing that marco rubio is trying to do is sell republicans and commentators that amnesty, what comprehensive imm
meantime, nbc news first read team notes that this is an important test for senator rubio. he spent several days selling comprehensive immigration to conservatives and it may be a tough one. here's more of what senator rubio had to say within the past hour with rush limbaugh. >> so i know this is a tough issue. i do. i know why people are uncomfortable about it. it doesn't feel right in some instances to allow people undocumented and to stay here and this is a tough issue to work through....
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for the government or city of new york if he becomes mayor to fun nish investment houses and banks and manufacturers because they don't say what the politicians want them to say is a blatant direct violation of first amendment rights enjoyed by individuals investors corporations by everybody everything in the united states. >> think about how dangerous this is. if you had a pro-life politician who is running around to apartment complexes saying, i am not saying you can't rent to a woman who has had an abortion, but i am going to give you the list of all of the women who have visited planned parenthood on the days they provide abortions and i strongly encourage you to reconsider doing business with women who has had abortions as the mayor of chicago, i strongly encourage it. can you image the outrage in this country, judge? >> the left of which councilman deblasio and mayor emanuel are prime examples is only to willing to use the power of the government to enforce conformity with their wishes. they are no more interested in freedom than they are of jumping over the moon. interested in t
for the government or city of new york if he becomes mayor to fun nish investment houses and banks and manufacturers because they don't say what the politicians want them to say is a blatant direct violation of first amendment rights enjoyed by individuals investors corporations by everybody everything in the united states. >> think about how dangerous this is. if you had a pro-life politician who is running around to apartment complexes saying, i am not saying you can't rent to a woman...
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over that median into a city bus. and watch closely. you actually see a passenger fly out of that car. now we also have video from inside the bus. watch how this impact affected passengers on the bus. you see a number of them knocked down as the camaro slammed into this bus. three people from inside the bus taken to hospital, treated for minor injuries. rescue workers had to cut out the driver and the other passenger from this camaro. all are expected to survive. the driver in the hospital with some severe injuries, though. cops do say alcohol could be a factor in this and the driver charged so far with felony endangerment. >> you could tell the driver was going incredibly fast to be able to go over the median and slam tha hdin the bus. ow fm to russia where crashes are pretty ordinary. but it's not a crash in this video. you see ahead a land cruiser, you can barely see it. it's up here to the left traveling in front of a white car. >> oh my goodness. wow. >> some sort of like mafia hit? >> a big explosion. sources sa
over that median into a city bus. and watch closely. you actually see a passenger fly out of that car. now we also have video from inside the bus. watch how this impact affected passengers on the bus. you see a number of them knocked down as the camaro slammed into this bus. three people from inside the bus taken to hospital, treated for minor injuries. rescue workers had to cut out the driver and the other passenger from this camaro. all are expected to survive. the driver in the hospital with...
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advocates had challenged the city's ordinance that banned nudity except for permitted events. the order says the courts have upheld other restrictions on public nudity. the court also ruled that public nudity alone is not protected by the first amendment. >>> the parents of a walnut creek man killed by police last month are suing the police department. 22-year-old anthony banta died december 27. the officers who shot him say they shot in self-defense when banta charged them with a knife at his apartment. now banta's parents say he was not armed. they are seeking $15 million in damages. it was walnut creek's first officer-involved shooting since 2001. >>> an oakland woman is accused of disguising herself as a doctor to steal credit cards in bay area hospitals. 49-year-old yolanda smith was arrested at a fairfield hospital last week after allegedly running the scam for almost a month. authorities say she wore a white lab coat to trick her way into numerous hospitals to steal employee credit cards. >>> well, as you would imagine, the louis armstrong international airport in new o
advocates had challenged the city's ordinance that banned nudity except for permitted events. the order says the courts have upheld other restrictions on public nudity. the court also ruled that public nudity alone is not protected by the first amendment. >>> the parents of a walnut creek man killed by police last month are suing the police department. 22-year-old anthony banta died december 27. the officers who shot him say they shot in self-defense when banta charged them with a...
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i'm very amused at we must secure the border first before really we do anything. i was the director, regional director in mexico city, south america, texas, arizona, with the u.s. drug enforcement. we still haven't secured a border. throughout the years you will never secure the border 100%. so why do we keep saying secure the border first and then we'll do something about it? we should be enforcing the laws in the united states of america when they cross the border. it's very simple. >> you've lost some allies here. senator john mccain, he weighed in on this. obviously there's political realities to pushing for an immigration reform. here what happens he said about what's being put on the table. >> elections, elections. the republican party is losing the support of our hispanic citizens and we realize that there are many issues in which we think we are in agreement with our hispanic citizens. but this is a preeminent issue with those citizens. >> so, sheriff, i mean there is the political reality that the senator's talking about. do you acknowledge that you need
i'm very amused at we must secure the border first before really we do anything. i was the director, regional director in mexico city, south america, texas, arizona, with the u.s. drug enforcement. we still haven't secured a border. throughout the years you will never secure the border 100%. so why do we keep saying secure the border first and then we'll do something about it? we should be enforcing the laws in the united states of america when they cross the border. it's very simple. >>...
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some pretty nasty thunderstorms just west of nashville about to push into the city. everywhere you see these purple outlined areas, these are actual tornado warnings. we have had a history of some tornadoes dropping down today, arkansas, mississippi, and those thunderstorms that we've been watching closely. so there is nashville under tornado warnings. these are doppler radar indicated, but still we have seen a history of tornadoes. as that line pushes on on through, well definitely see some very, very strong winds in the least here as that thunderstorm complex pushes through. serious reportings extending all the way north through louisville. winds came easily gust to 60 miles an hour. we'll be tracking the threat all day long. >>> tomorrow night i sit down with joe jackson. he opens up about his relationship with his famous son. there was a sense that he was surrounded by people that were kind of keeping the family away. and the family couldn't get to him the way they wanted to. >> that's very true. they treated him like howard hughes. family couldn't get to him lik
some pretty nasty thunderstorms just west of nashville about to push into the city. everywhere you see these purple outlined areas, these are actual tornado warnings. we have had a history of some tornadoes dropping down today, arkansas, mississippi, and those thunderstorms that we've been watching closely. so there is nashville under tornado warnings. these are doppler radar indicated, but still we have seen a history of tornadoes. as that line pushes on on through, well definitely see some...
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and late ter president's promises, what did he fulfill in his first term. and programming notes we'll have coverage on the official swearing in ceremony that will take place at the white house. our coverage gets under way at 10:30 eastern time. and then the public swearing in. this is the second time since martin luther king had the holiday that a president will be sworn in. the last time was president clinton. then ceremonies here in washington. live coverage all day here on the c-span networks including c-span roofment this is a live look from the southwest side of the u.s. capitol. the president will be sworn in at the capitol. the senses is being nut place and security is fog to get tighter over the next couple of days and yule need special passes with color coding to direct you where to go. more information on this on cspan.org. we'll be back in a moment. >> tonight on c-span we'll show you inaugeral speeches from the last 60 years starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern with ronl reagan, bill clinton, dwight eisenhower, harry truman, richard nixon. then preside
and late ter president's promises, what did he fulfill in his first term. and programming notes we'll have coverage on the official swearing in ceremony that will take place at the white house. our coverage gets under way at 10:30 eastern time. and then the public swearing in. this is the second time since martin luther king had the holiday that a president will be sworn in. the last time was president clinton. then ceremonies here in washington. live coverage all day here on the c-span...
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. >> final question to you, your message to congress as you fulfill your first term in office. what is it? >> guest: my message is over 90% of the america's gross domestic product happens in these cities. if you give us the tools which means don't take tools away from us. if you give us the tools we can do, we can lead this american renaissance. we have a big vision in columbia we have a big vision in columbia that
. >> final question to you, your message to congress as you fulfill your first term in office. what is it? >> guest: my message is over 90% of the america's gross domestic product happens in these cities. if you give us the tools which means don't take tools away from us. if you give us the tools we can do, we can lead this american renaissance. we have a big vision in columbia we have a big vision in columbia that
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>> well, first, we need to look at the city i was mayor of before i went to congress is 40% latino. so i know very well, you know, the problems that come along with illegal immigration and how it hurts the legal immigrants who came here for an opportunity. and now we allowed an underground workforce to come in and compete for their jobs. i know very well what type of effects illegal immigration has on municipal government. as a political issue, i believe that's really why we're rushing, rather than doing this in the proper sequence of making sure that our borders are secure and that the national security issue of who is in this country, and to make sure we're protecting the american people and american jobs. but i believe there is more politics behind these types of proposals than there is good policy. and that is, i believe, there is a rush to try to get the latino vote and that's not the reason that we should be dealing with this type of immigration reform until all of our questions are answered. >> congressman lou barletta, republican of pennsylvania, i appreciate your perspectiv
>> well, first, we need to look at the city i was mayor of before i went to congress is 40% latino. so i know very well, you know, the problems that come along with illegal immigration and how it hurts the legal immigrants who came here for an opportunity. and now we allowed an underground workforce to come in and compete for their jobs. i know very well what type of effects illegal immigration has on municipal government. as a political issue, i believe that's really why we're rushing,...
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a war which saw the streets of european cities strewn with rubble. the skies of london led by flames night after night. and millions dead across the world in the battle for piece and liberty. as we remember their sacrifice, so we should also remember how the shift in europe from war to sustained piece in about. it didn't happen like a change in the weather. it happened because of determined to work over generations. a commitment to friendship and i resolve never to revisit that dark past, a commitment epitomized by the police a treaty signed 50 years ago this week. after the berlin wall came down, i visited that city and i will never forget it. the advancing checkpoints, a sense of excitement about the future. the knowledge that a great continent was coming together. healing those wounds of our history is the central story of the european union. what churchill described as the twin marauders of war and tyranny have almost entirely been banished from our continent. today, hundreds of millions well in freedom, from the baltic to the adriatic, from the
a war which saw the streets of european cities strewn with rubble. the skies of london led by flames night after night. and millions dead across the world in the battle for piece and liberty. as we remember their sacrifice, so we should also remember how the shift in europe from war to sustained piece in about. it didn't happen like a change in the weather. it happened because of determined to work over generations. a commitment to friendship and i resolve never to revisit that dark past, a...
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harkin was first elected in 1984. his signature legislative work is the 1990 americans with disabilities act. the city of santa maria in southern brazil was in mourning today for 231 people killed in a weekend nightclub fire. police said they'd detained three people in connection with the blaze and were on the hunt for a fourth. we have a report narrated by neil connery of independent television news. >> reporter: the most painful journey has begun. family after family carefully carry those they lost to the funerals of the nightclub fire victims begin. this gymnasium, now a makeshift morgue. the scale of loss and the tide of grief fill the hole. many of those killed were university students. "i feel a lot of sadness because i lost my son," this man says. "he was full of life and health." "the names of the 231 victims are read out as family and friends wait for news. rescuers battled against the flames and thick smoke as the fire took hold on saturday night. investigators are looking at reports that only one emergency
harkin was first elected in 1984. his signature legislative work is the 1990 americans with disabilities act. the city of santa maria in southern brazil was in mourning today for 231 people killed in a weekend nightclub fire. police said they'd detained three people in connection with the blaze and were on the hunt for a fourth. we have a report narrated by neil connery of independent television news. >> reporter: the most painful journey has begun. family after family carefully carry...
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one parking control officer says she has been writing fewer tickets than expected on this first day of enforcement. >> it anyone giving you any grief? >> no. no grief. people been really nice. >> what have they said. >> been saying, wow, the city needs sunday. >> i drove on sundays and now i'm going to definitely think twice about that. >> it's unfortunate we have to pay on sundays, considering we have to pay for everything else. but i don't know. i guess it is what it is. the city wants money for everything. >> you come down in different places to spend money, and then kind of get another tax on that. unfortunately it's kind of what's going on. i can't say i'm happy about it. reporter: a ticket is $62, and downtown is 72 tuesday. sunday enforcement is expected to generate $2 million a year. live in san francisco, abc7 news. >> ama: starting tomorrow, the golden gate bridge will begin changing to electronic tolling. toll collectors wilt still man the booths but once the system is validated, cash will no longer be accepted the bridge, just fast track and etoll. the etoll system should b
one parking control officer says she has been writing fewer tickets than expected on this first day of enforcement. >> it anyone giving you any grief? >> no. no grief. people been really nice. >> what have they said. >> been saying, wow, the city needs sunday. >> i drove on sundays and now i'm going to definitely think twice about that. >> it's unfortunate we have to pay on sundays, considering we have to pay for everything else. but i don't know. i guess it...
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for a horror film than city. looks kind of odd. big eyes, right? they also had feet, eyes as i mentioned and even a mouth. we're seeing walking around alongside. >> is that a nose? >> flat, though. they said they were educational but a little scary. i agree with that. >>> one young man in australia earned his wings. a training pilot landed safely after the plane lost a wheel midair. he circled for four hours before the emergency landing. 24 here, bill, so young but talented. >>> a familiar face is greeting visitors at china's, gangnam in an ice sculpture with glasses and bow tie. it towers over fans. he may be done prfring his signature moves but the icy statue has visitors dancing alongside him. it's still going. >> he said he wants to move on. he doesn't want to be a one-hit wonder. >> he'll still have to do that. >>> time for an early look at stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. two years ago, today six people were killed and 13 others were injured in a mass shooting in tucson, arizona, includi
for a horror film than city. looks kind of odd. big eyes, right? they also had feet, eyes as i mentioned and even a mouth. we're seeing walking around alongside. >> is that a nose? >> flat, though. they said they were educational but a little scary. i agree with that. >>> one young man in australia earned his wings. a training pilot landed safely after the plane lost a wheel midair. he circled for four hours before the emergency landing. 24 here, bill, so young but...
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harkin was first elected in 1984. his signature legislative work is the 1990 americans with disabilities act. the city of santa maria in southern brazil was in mourning today for 231 people killed in a weekend nightclub fire. police said they'd detained three people in connection with the blaze and were on the hunt for a fourth. we have a report narrated by neil connery of independent television news. >> reporter: the most painful journey has begun. family after family carefully carry those they lost to the funerals of the nightclub fire victims begin. this gymnasium, now a makeshift morgue. the scale of loss and the tide of grief fill the hole. many of those killed were university students. "i feel a lot of sadness because i lost my son," this man says. "he was full of life and health." "the names of the 231 victims are read out as family and friends wait for news. rescuers battled against the flames and thick smoke as the fire took hold on saturday night. investigators are looking at reports that only one emergency
harkin was first elected in 1984. his signature legislative work is the 1990 americans with disabilities act. the city of santa maria in southern brazil was in mourning today for 231 people killed in a weekend nightclub fire. police said they'd detained three people in connection with the blaze and were on the hunt for a fourth. we have a report narrated by neil connery of independent television news. >> reporter: the most painful journey has begun. family after family carefully carry...
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we're joined here in park city by the director, marc silver, his first feature-length film. welcome to "democracy now!" what a remarkable film. our whole team came out. they were in awe. talk about how you blended real documentary footage with dramatic acting of gael garcia bernal and others. >> the document report is the discovery of this that person in the desert and we retrace that person's family always back to honduras and followed the body as it goes the this investigative process. we needed to work out a way where we could breathe life in juxtapose the tragic story of that person dying in the desert. we wanted to, if you like, bring life as a juxtaposition to death. >> how does this relate to the series of shorts he did for amnesty international with gael garcia bernal? >> we made a series of shorts and a look at the human-rights of the immigrants traveling through southern mexico before this shoot. what it was migrants went through from the journey to mexico are up to 10,000 migrants get kidnapped and exported for money as they travel through mexico. i think that pus
we're joined here in park city by the director, marc silver, his first feature-length film. welcome to "democracy now!" what a remarkable film. our whole team came out. they were in awe. talk about how you blended real documentary footage with dramatic acting of gael garcia bernal and others. >> the document report is the discovery of this that person in the desert and we retrace that person's family always back to honduras and followed the body as it goes the this investigative...
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according to the reports, this guy stormed a school bus in midland city, alabama, two hours south, and the gunman tried to go for two, but when the driver refused to let the kid go, the man shot him several times and took the six-year-old boy with him and left for a bunker that's apparently beneath his house. that bus driver was dead. and a neighbor says that the bus driver had visited the map's home the day before the shooting and he had brought the man eggs and something for some kind of repair work he had done. the neighbors call him combative and paranoid, but here's what they told fox news yesterday. >> we have evacuated the immediate area around where the location is, and we have worked very hard to keep information flowing, but again, the res is our number one priority is the safety of the child. >> the kidnapped child, the six-year-old boy had special needs, and overnight, the team was able to send medication to him down a pvc pipe. they're talking through the pipe and communicating with the gunman. again, he's underground, believed to be holed up with the child. and elizabeth
according to the reports, this guy stormed a school bus in midland city, alabama, two hours south, and the gunman tried to go for two, but when the driver refused to let the kid go, the man shot him several times and took the six-year-old boy with him and left for a bunker that's apparently beneath his house. that bus driver was dead. and a neighbor says that the bus driver had visited the map's home the day before the shooting and he had brought the man eggs and something for some kind of...
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first we have to go to a city-wide vote which would occur in 2014, then the measure would have to be aeu pr-fd by th to be approved by the vermont state legislature. if it becomes law there is the added likelihood that it could face a constitutional challenge from gun rights advocates. jon: thanks, mol leave. jaime: there is a new plan in tennessee that affects family welfare parents and ties them to the children of those recipients performance in school. you get lower grades you get lower payments. joining us is the sponsor of the bill republican state senator stacey campfield and doctor joh ann roberts a school superintendent in illinois and michigan where similar laws were proposed. great to see both of you. thanks for being with us. actually our first guest is on the stone. i want to ask first about what is going on in tennessee, so representative campfield if i can ask you why you're proposing this, because you already have a measure in place that if kid don't go to school parents lose 20% of their welfare cash payments. >> yeah, you know we're taking it to the next level and sa
first we have to go to a city-wide vote which would occur in 2014, then the measure would have to be aeu pr-fd by th to be approved by the vermont state legislature. if it becomes law there is the added likelihood that it could face a constitutional challenge from gun rights advocates. jon: thanks, mol leave. jaime: there is a new plan in tennessee that affects family welfare parents and ties them to the children of those recipients performance in school. you get lower grades you get lower...
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today, most major cities and most afghans are more secure and insurgents continue to lose territory. afghan forces continue to grow stronger, meanwhile. as planned, some 352,000 afghan soldiers and police are now in training or on duty. most missions are already being led by afghan forces. of all the men and women in uniform in afghanistan, the vast majority are afghans who are fighting and dying for their country every day. we still face significant challenges, but because this progress our transition is on track. last year we agreed with partners that afghan forces will take the lead for security in mid 2013. president karzai and his team have been here for several days, we have consulted with our coalition partners, and we will continue to do so, and today we agreed that as afghan forces take the lead and as president karzai announces the final phase of the transition, coalition forces will move to a support role this spring. our troops will continue to fight alongside afghans when needed, but let me say it as plainly as i can -- starting this spring, our troops will have a differ
today, most major cities and most afghans are more secure and insurgents continue to lose territory. afghan forces continue to grow stronger, meanwhile. as planned, some 352,000 afghan soldiers and police are now in training or on duty. most missions are already being led by afghan forces. of all the men and women in uniform in afghanistan, the vast majority are afghans who are fighting and dying for their country every day. we still face significant challenges, but because this progress our...
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. ♪ . [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him twongs -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll wk his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and me from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, nd he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. lori: baby, it's cold outside, the coldest it's been in years for many places but chicago hasn't been below zero degrees in more than 700 days. it hasn't had a inch of snow in more than 300 days. is that about to change with the cold blast moving east? janice in the fox weather center how long the sub-zero temperatures will last. >> this is old school cold, huh, ladies? i'm from canada. big puffy coats on. some places we're dealing with dangerous cold and dangerous wind chilled. air temperature combined with wind, what it feels like if you're
. ♪ . [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him twongs -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll wk his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and me from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, nd he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense....
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i'm the program coordinator here for tent city. okay. come on up, guys. >> officer solomon had this radio voice, so when we first met him and he started talking to us, we were all thinking, like, this guy must have done something in radio and he actually did. >> many people, of course, ask me, you know, when they hear my voice, you know, officer solomon, you have that voice and face for radio. get it, face for radio? anyway, and yes i was in radio for many years, and i did a little tv. did a little radio. loved it. as i would sit in the studio, you know, and as i would be front selling and back selling songs, that was the latest by def leopard, coming up around the corner, we have more of your favorite rock music and more of your requests coming up with me the big-g. it was fun, it was the fun life. it was great. i love walking to the store and everybody was like, hey, big "g." it was a lot of fun, but i said, is this my life? you guys coming for the st. joseph the worker class? is this my life front and back selling rock 'n' roll songs
i'm the program coordinator here for tent city. okay. come on up, guys. >> officer solomon had this radio voice, so when we first met him and he started talking to us, we were all thinking, like, this guy must have done something in radio and he actually did. >> many people, of course, ask me, you know, when they hear my voice, you know, officer solomon, you have that voice and face for radio. get it, face for radio? anyway, and yes i was in radio for many years, and i did a little...
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food was so plentiful that people 5000 years ago were able to settle down here and build the first city. many believe this was the location of the garden of eden. >> there were date palms, rice, fish, papyrus, birds. there were all kinds of animals. what more could you want? >> 5000 years later, this family is carrying on part of that tradition. near the euphrates river, he raises water buffalo and candle -- cattle. there are bees for honey. 60 different kinds of dates grow in his orchards. but there is not enough water anymore for the nomadic rice his family grew -- aromatic rice his family grew for generations. orchards like this are disappearing. iraq loses huge amounts of agricultural land every year. our land turns to desert. when people cannot farm anymore, they migrate to overcrowded cities. 50,000 families are living in poverty after abandoning their farms. the government is trying to reclaim some of that land. here, the province of basra has planted thousands of eucalyptus trees to anchor the soil. farmland is increasingly competing with the oil industry and losing. >> the mini
food was so plentiful that people 5000 years ago were able to settle down here and build the first city. many believe this was the location of the garden of eden. >> there were date palms, rice, fish, papyrus, birds. there were all kinds of animals. what more could you want? >> 5000 years later, this family is carrying on part of that tradition. near the euphrates river, he raises water buffalo and candle -- cattle. there are bees for honey. 60 different kinds of dates grow in his...
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. >> gretchen: now the tenors are in new york city and performing for us live, coming up next. look at those poses. first, let's check in with hemmer for what's coming up at the top of the hour. >> i used to be a member of that group. >> gretchen: i thought you were a baritone. >> i have an amazing singing voice. it's so good, you will not hear it. good morning to you. hope odd great weekend. >> gretchen: fantastic. >> we are getting ready for the next big battle in washington and it's not the budget. we'll tell what you it is. is your state cutting tacks, you might be surprised to find which ones are and what's the republican strategy during a second term? brit hume will analyze that. we've got a jam packed show for you on a monday. martha and i will see new ten short minutes (announcer) make mornings special, with fancy feast mornings gourmet cat food. mornings are delicious protein rich entrees with gden veggies and egg. fancy feast mornings. the best ingredient is love. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this
. >> gretchen: now the tenors are in new york city and performing for us live, coming up next. look at those poses. first, let's check in with hemmer for what's coming up at the top of the hour. >> i used to be a member of that group. >> gretchen: i thought you were a baritone. >> i have an amazing singing voice. it's so good, you will not hear it. good morning to you. hope odd great weekend. >> gretchen: fantastic. >> we are getting ready for the next big...
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. >> the mayor officiated the first gay marriage at city hall, and as a precaution, she got ordained to do at. wedding bells rang in the near. street michael the archangel celebrated its first same-sex marriage ceremony. >> jesus loves everyone. i think he would be celebrating with us if we were walking with him today. i do not look at it as a religious issue at all. i look good as a civil rights issue. ♪ >> hat amanda and her partner april exchanged wedding bells before 7000 invited guests, including four foster children a plan to adopt. >> it is the best thing to be a part of marriage and the world to make it legal. is the best thing in the world for us. >> they broke their wedding vows. their first guest -- their first gift to each other -- a single rose. they exchanged rose -- they exchanged vows and brings. >> i do proclaim that a man that and april are married in the name of the father and the sun -- that amanda and april married in the name of the father and the son and the holy spirit. >> city hall became a wedding chapel after midnight. mayor rollings blake -- rawlings-bla
. >> the mayor officiated the first gay marriage at city hall, and as a precaution, she got ordained to do at. wedding bells rang in the near. street michael the archangel celebrated its first same-sex marriage ceremony. >> jesus loves everyone. i think he would be celebrating with us if we were walking with him today. i do not look at it as a religious issue at all. i look good as a civil rights issue. ♪ >> hat amanda and her partner april exchanged wedding bells before...
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first, here is a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet has more speed options, reliability and ways to connect. rethink possible. i just had to write. you can't imagine how long i've been searching for something like this for my family. i'm amazed you make so many great flavors that are gluten free. my guys are crazy for chocolate chex and honey nut chex. for me, it's cinnamon. it means a lot to be able to give them something that's good for them, that also puts smiles on their faces. 'cause i really love those smiles. we're the harris family. and we love chex. [ male announ
first, here is a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. [ male...
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land but not everyone is on board with that idea. >> first of all is that the right site for that kind of dense urban style school. and the second question is this the best deal the city can get for the use of that land. >> we have the achievement gap here between students and i think that rocket ship education will help us close that achievement gap. >> reporter: the issue goes to the sitting planning commission tomorrow. if it's approved by both panel, it then goes to the planning board of education for a zoning exemption january 23rd. >>> a humane society worker spotted a mountain lion last night about 6:00. sheriff deputies were called out to the 800 block of portola road. but by the time they got there it appears the animal had left the area. >>> city workers worked to fill 500 sandbags today in east palo alto. shovel full by shovel full crews loaded the sandbags. they'll be placed along san francis creek tomorrow. the creek flooded last month during heavy rainstorms. >>> we are just about to start peeling some pretty big changes weather wise. let's go now to our chief meteorologi
land but not everyone is on board with that idea. >> first of all is that the right site for that kind of dense urban style school. and the second question is this the best deal the city can get for the use of that land. >> we have the achievement gap here between students and i think that rocket ship education will help us close that achievement gap. >> reporter: the issue goes to the sitting planning commission tomorrow. if it's approved by both panel, it then goes to the...
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disaster to hit the new york city region in a very long time. that's not fair. that's not right. and we have argued against it, and i hope my colleagues will defeat the lee amendment. and i also say to my colleagues that this is not just dollars and cents. these are people who care, are waiting, homeowners waiting to rebuild their homes. they haven't moved back in. small business owners who are hanging on by a thread after building a business for 25 years. we know when the hand of god strikes, it's overwhelming for them. take rita from emerald magic lawn care. her company helps local families, schools and businesses with lawn care in the spring and summer and around the holidays they help with decorations and lights. but emerald magic's business was interrupted for many weeks. the client base dried up. rita's business will be in huge trouble. it may not survive if she doesn't get a lifeline and get one now. so this is very important. week after week, month after month new yorkers have been told this is -- quote -- "a waiting game." that's not an
disaster to hit the new york city region in a very long time. that's not fair. that's not right. and we have argued against it, and i hope my colleagues will defeat the lee amendment. and i also say to my colleagues that this is not just dollars and cents. these are people who care, are waiting, homeowners waiting to rebuild their homes. they haven't moved back in. small business owners who are hanging on by a thread after building a business for 25 years. we know when the hand of god strikes,...
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chiefs in the first ever world championship football game. today we call it the super bowl. playing before a non-sellout crowd of about 60,000 people, that's all. the packers scored three touchdowns in the second half to defeat the kansas city chiefs 35 points to 10 points. folks were outraged, instead of going to begin, some folks read their intent is to watch the game from other cities. imagine if those folks were buying tickets this year. today they range from $1800 to $220,000. it will take place at the mercedes-benz superdome next month. some consider it an unofficial american holiday. it is the second-largest day for u.s. food consumption after thanksgiving. on average tunnel 140 million people watch some part of the game and football fans remember the one that started it all on this business day, january 15, 46 years ago today. still to come, another down day for the apple stock. and will facebook pick up the slack? the latest on the company's mysterious announcement today. was it worth the hype [ male announcer ] at scottrade, we beli
chiefs in the first ever world championship football game. today we call it the super bowl. playing before a non-sellout crowd of about 60,000 people, that's all. the packers scored three touchdowns in the second half to defeat the kansas city chiefs 35 points to 10 points. folks were outraged, instead of going to begin, some folks read their intent is to watch the game from other cities. imagine if those folks were buying tickets this year. today they range from $1800 to $220,000. it will take...
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are trying to do with our kids, instilling that had a service, making it second nature to but others first as chelsea's parents taught her. so my request to you today is to take advantage of the hundred plus organizations in this tent and on the small around this city that are out there to see if there is one where their mission matches your passion and consider serving our veterans as a small way of repaying the service that they have given to us. as my father said, helpless show -- help us show that the strength of our example as an example of our strength. plug in to do all they can to strengthen our nation. [cheers and applause] today, we can all and hand and do the same. and in doing so, we are working to make our great country worthy of our veterans service and their sacrifice. thank you and god bless our troops. [cheers and applause] your name?'s >> the president and first lady or at an elementary school in washington, d.c. where they participated in a community service project. afterwards they spoke about the importance of volunteering. >> that was a good one. [cheers and applause]
are trying to do with our kids, instilling that had a service, making it second nature to but others first as chelsea's parents taught her. so my request to you today is to take advantage of the hundred plus organizations in this tent and on the small around this city that are out there to see if there is one where their mission matches your passion and consider serving our veterans as a small way of repaying the service that they have given to us. as my father said, helpless show -- help us...
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that's more than the population of new york city, chicago and los angeles combined. you can make a difference in your community and help end childhood hunger... the more you know. chris: welcome back. this week's big question, is the second obama inauguration as significant as the first? joe klein? >> it's more significant for republicans because they now know they are a minority party. but we won't have 2 million people in the mall tomorrow. >> fewer people. but if he hadn't been re-elected it would have been very significant that the first black president was only a one-termer. so the fact he's re-elected is important. >> big deal. i think it's bigger. people are still as enthusiastic as they were four years ago. they're going to be out there, not in the same masses as they were before, but this is a big deal. >> the event not as big, but it confirms the huge amount of significant legislation, whether you like it or hated that obama, reed and pelosi passed. chris: i think the doubling down, as the new book will say. it's a big deal. thanks to all of you. that's the
that's more than the population of new york city, chicago and los angeles combined. you can make a difference in your community and help end childhood hunger... the more you know. chris: welcome back. this week's big question, is the second obama inauguration as significant as the first? joe klein? >> it's more significant for republicans because they now know they are a minority party. but we won't have 2 million people in the mall tomorrow. >> fewer people. but if he hadn't been...
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>> reporter: the secondwas amendment was debated by the first congress here in the city of philadelphia and, scott, the current debate over gun control has created a rush at gun shops across the state.lvania's l pennsylvania's largest gun show week saw a record attendance this weekend. >> pelley: elaine, thank you very much.eric we have new information tonightin about americans killed in the terror attack in algeria. massive a snowstorm has caused a massive pileup in the midwest. and on and one contingent in ther eye. inaugural parade caught our eye. evening their story when the "cbs evening news" continues. where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. hey america, even though she doesn't need them, lisa rinna is wearing the depend silhouette briefs for charity to prove how great the fit is even under a fantastic dress. the best protection now looks, fits and feels just like underwear. we invite you to get a free sam
>> reporter: the secondwas amendment was debated by the first congress here in the city of philadelphia and, scott, the current debate over gun control has created a rush at gun shops across the state.lvania's l pennsylvania's largest gun show week saw a record attendance this weekend. >> pelley: elaine, thank you very much.eric we have new information tonightin about americans killed in the terror attack in algeria. massive a snowstorm has caused a massive pileup in the midwest....
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elements that were working with them at that point held at bay coalition and iraqi forces from the city of fallujah for a number of months. at that point it was clear that what they had built not only was farrell passionate but it wasal also extensive -- but it was also extensive. the network worked around most of the country. zarqawi was an interesting role, to get really to the heart of bruce's question, there was a question about -- there was an issue about did he really matter? and the answer is yes, he did. he mattered in a big way. because zarqawi became an organizational leader, he also became an iconic leader. he leveraged both very well. at one point we would watch him move around the country and deal with groups and he was very low key, very charismatic leader, not blusteress, he was an effective, in-your-face leader in terms of a positive sense but he also would leverage the ability to use mass media. he put out these radio or internet talk where he would praise groups around the country. i remember one time we captured one of these and he was praising different groups to the
elements that were working with them at that point held at bay coalition and iraqi forces from the city of fallujah for a number of months. at that point it was clear that what they had built not only was farrell passionate but it wasal also extensive -- but it was also extensive. the network worked around most of the country. zarqawi was an interesting role, to get really to the heart of bruce's question, there was a question about -- there was an issue about did he really matter? and the...
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i was sworn in in january 2008 during my first term. on may 3, 2008, philadelphia police officer was killed with an ak-47. tell his wife, michelle, and their children by any civilian needs one of those weapons to be out on the streets of our cities. tell any mother or father or sister or brother or niece or nephew by their family member is no longer with us. because of those kinds of weapons, handguns that are high-capacity magazines. why would anyone need one of those? 's death and destruction must and right now. every day in america, 282 people are shocked. eighty-six of those people died. thirty-two of those people are murdered. every day 50 children are shot and eight of them died, including five who are murdered. this must stop. legislation senator feinstein and others will help to end the insanity. i am here to register the strong support of the u.s. conference of mayors for the assault weapons ban 2013. we commit as an organization hundreds of mayors all across america, we are committed to doing everything necessary to ensure thi
i was sworn in in january 2008 during my first term. on may 3, 2008, philadelphia police officer was killed with an ak-47. tell his wife, michelle, and their children by any civilian needs one of those weapons to be out on the streets of our cities. tell any mother or father or sister or brother or niece or nephew by their family member is no longer with us. because of those kinds of weapons, handguns that are high-capacity magazines. why would anyone need one of those? 's death and destruction...
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. >> as one of the first cities established in the united states, providence, rhode island, has a nearly 400-year history, integral to the development of the uncan. as the site of the first bloodshed of the american revolution to economical devastation during the great depression and eventual recovery after the investment of public funds, providence is rich in historical and hit area sources and materials -- literary sources and materials. >> i'm michael chandley, i'm proprietor of cellar stories bookstore here in providence, rhode island. we are in southeastern new england. we're the largest used and rare bookstore that you will find. this is the greatest job in the world. it's just the never knowing what you're going to see, what kind of books will come into the store, what people will come into the store. we've had famous authors come into the store shopping, we've had people that are performing in rhode island or massachusetts come into the store. it's exciting to not know what's going to happen every day. and to be surrounded by all these great books. it's just a wonderful environme
. >> as one of the first cities established in the united states, providence, rhode island, has a nearly 400-year history, integral to the development of the uncan. as the site of the first bloodshed of the american revolution to economical devastation during the great depression and eventual recovery after the investment of public funds, providence is rich in historical and hit area sources and materials -- literary sources and materials. >> i'm michael chandley, i'm proprietor of...
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so to accommodate, city officials decided to move the first parade, it happened on january 25. and we are sleeping and staying right in the french quarter. i can say firsthand the parades are no less strong. they are just as loud and as colorful as years past. >> did you say sleeping? >> reporter: yeah, attempting. trying to. >> thank you very much, vinita nair. >>> in case you're wondering who to pick for super bowl xlvii, a popular video game might hold the answer. the makers of "madden nfl '13" ran a simulation and are predicting baltimore will win 27-24. the game ended dramatically with san francisco quarterback colin kaepernick throwing an interception in the final play. it's correctly predicted the winner in seven of the last nine super bowls. you can find out who wins for real this sunday. the only place to watch super bowl xlvii is here on cbs. >>> and president obama greets the heat at the white house. lebron james, dwyane wade, and the rest of the heat were honored for winning last year's nba championship. mr. obama was given a ball signed by the team and a jersey bea
so to accommodate, city officials decided to move the first parade, it happened on january 25. and we are sleeping and staying right in the french quarter. i can say firsthand the parades are no less strong. they are just as loud and as colorful as years past. >> did you say sleeping? >> reporter: yeah, attempting. trying to. >> thank you very much, vinita nair. >>> in case you're wondering who to pick for super bowl xlvii, a popular video game might hold the answer....